A kingmaker like Benjamin Rand?
Posted on 02/22/2021 4:44:54 AM PST by Kaslin
After breaking his month of silence, President Trump was asked on a Newsmax phone interview whether he will run again in 2024. His message was classic Trump. “I won’t say yet, bet we have tremendous support.”
It’s clear that there will be no formal announcement in the foreseeable future. Yet many polls suggest that Trump’s approval among Republicans remains high. In fact, post impeachment, Trump’s approval just keeps climbing among conservatives.
It’s clear that if he decides to run again in 2024, the chances of him being the Republican choice is high. If he does run and the party refuses to endorse his candidacy, many of his supporters will stay home and the party will be divided in ways that could impact turnout. Conservative Senate and House candidates could lose critical votes as well.
His decision may be years away, but there is no question that he will be called to play a critical role. Will he run to be president again or will he choose to be a kingmaker—nurturing a candidate and a platform that can leave a far more lasting legacy? President Trump can help launch a powerful candidate who would likely win in 2024 and 2028. Such a candidate could reverse many of the liberal excesses already evident in the Biden reign.
Let’s be honest. President Donald Trump accomplished things that most Republicans only campaigned on. He delivered on his promises. But sustaining such a force for change exacts a cost on the person and the family that must bear the brunt of attacks that come. President Trump used Twitter to sell his vision, attack his enemies, and support his herd of supporters. There is no question that his return to the campaign front would bring out the knives and venom once again. Does he want to do that again? There may be a way for him to have an even greater impact.
He has a candidate in his own backyard who is already showing signs of his willingness to run and priorities that Trump would easily support. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis doesn’t have the Twitter trail that turns off some voters. But he is clearly a no-nonsense truth-teller who can take the heat and give it right back to the leftist extremists who make many traditional Republicans cower.
DeSantis has provided a model of effective governance. He resisted a state lockdown fostering a quick economic recovery for Florida in spite of the pandemic. He initiated a vaccine plan that focused on getting the vaccines to the people most vulnerable—senior citizens. He initiated a laissez-faire approach that let businesses and jobs flourish. His response was right out of the Trump playbook. His executive track record at the state level has shown that he is ready to take the helm in Washington.
With the extremes already evident from the Biden presidency, America will be ready for a change back to sanity and the America they love. It is one thing for Biden to make promises from the basement, but when you actually have to make decisions as a president, your choices have consequences to real voters. Whether the loss of jobs from the Keystone Pipeline or the open border policies that turn 20 million illegal immigrants into potential citizens and invite millions more to keep coming to take American jobs, Biden’s excesses are making a lot of voters furious.
President Trump should keep the option of running open so that Democrats will keep attacking him in ways that keep his supporters madder than a nest of angry hornets. Whether or not all in the party like it, Trump is the leader of the party. For now, he should focus on two priorities: First, create a new Contract with America and, second, work to support the Republican candidates who will support it. The goal is clear—take back the House and the Senate at the midterm election with candidates who support him and his priorities.
No matter what Never-Trumpers say, his supporters believe there was fraud and that the wrong candidate won. That anger is going to translate into motivated voters. Trump can create rallies all around the country to support candidates that will further his political priorities, and they will win.
If he chooses to run, he will be poised to win. But I ask him to reconsider. Being a kingmaker may be more important to the future of America. The right candidate will come in without his toxic baggage. He has more of a chance of uniting the party to fight all the left stands for. A victorious Republican candidate would be positioned to serve not for four years, but for eight.
President Trump, what you stand for is more important than you. Consider proving that by staying open to doing what is best for America in the mid-terms and in the 2024 election. Thank you for all you have done, and all you will do to keep making America GREAT!
Unless major changes are made the king who will be installed in 2024 will be selected the same way that the naked emperor was selected in 2020!
If I had to choose one, I’d choose President.
Trump unfortunately has poor record when it comes to picking people (Pence, Sessions, Barr, etc., etc.). So I would hope he would not be content to remain in the background, and just try to pick winners. Get ‘er done in 2024, Donald!
Read the Navarro reports
https://navarroreport.com/
He had a team of real lawyers but the dems doxxed them and their families so they all quit and Trump was left with Rudy and the girl.
This author is trying to influence Trump not to run.
Best case scenario, he runs and wins as a Uniparty (R) candidate. The Uniparty (R) blocks and subverts everything he tries to do, just like the last time. MAGA is completely destroyed and Uniparty (R) wins again. Screw the DS GOP Judases. MAGA Party NOW!
<><> Minority voters voted Republican in unexpected numbers.
<><> GOP candidates did very well in House races (despite Pelosi's plot to gain seats).
<><> a bunch of (cough) "Republican" senators would have voted to convict Trump but they were terrified of our wrath.
This is a good beginning – we want those faux Republicans in a permanent state of terror over our wrath.
"I enthusiastically endorse Candidate X for the office of President of the United States" would go a long,long way.
I posted this on a similar article ...
PDJT may better serve the goals of MAGA as sort of an anti-soros, the power behind the younger conservative go-getters that are elected and serve publically. PDJT took 5 years of punishing abuse from the commies and the knee-pad press. As a power behind the scenes PDJT would be better positioned to advance conservatism and maybe just incidentally visit some payback upon those who almost physically fought him for the last several years.
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Advice, everyone loves to give it. Trump is a king of himself, he is not a king maker. All you people want to get rid of Trump in a dozen ways while pretending to support him. He is who people would fear, not those he appo8nts.
DeSantis is a traditional politician.
As such, he’s indebted to some of the same Globalists that have opposed President Trump’s agenda.
We need to tread carefully.
A kingmaker like Benjamin Rand?
That is the key, along with election reform.
It was probably a blessing in disguise that Trump was cheated of his second term at this time.
Had it not been stolen from him (and it's clear that he won resoundingly), he would be starting his second term with them Dems nominally in control of both houses of Congress. They, along with the handful of spineless GOP cowards, would band together to obstruct Trump every step of the way. It would have been brutal and little would have gotten done.
A much better situation is for Trump to recharge his batteries AND recharge the GOP with fresh faces that support the MAGA movement while subsequently purging the GOP of the likes of Romney, McConnell, etc.
It would be much better for Trump to serve his second term with full control of Congress to enact his MAGA agenda.
Which is precisely what he has already said is ONE of the things he will be emphasizing. Where have you been that you missed this??
I liked DeSantis, but he wasn’t much of a hero to me, UNTIL...
...until last week, when he ordered flags to be dropped in honor of Rush, someone who only lived his state for 5 years or so and didn’t do anything more for the state than pay taxes and maybe employ a few people.
DeSantis ordered the flags down to STICK A DAGGER into the Democrats. If Rush were somehow still alive, Rush would be saying just that about the move. The move is over the head of Democrats, and (sadly) still over the head of most conservatives, but it is a VERY STRONG SIGN that DeSantis fully understands the Left, which is incredibly rare in the Republican Party, 98% of whom consider Democrats to still be ‘our friends across the aisle’. DeSantis proved he does not look at them that way, not one bit.
Florida resident, Very happy with De Santis.
Daughter/grandson just left to go back to NY, and they commented how normal life was here compared to NY state and they are in the upstate area.
The Dems ran their typical ultra lib / progressive candidate against him but he prevailed and immediately cleaned up the voting problems in the bigger areas.
That and his let people be respectful of covid, but LIVE approach much appreciated by us residents.
He would be a fine choice , if interested for President, and I know Trump will back him 100%
He’s a in front of issues Guy so not your typical finger in the wind/polled politician
I think people realize that Trump did a really great job as POTUS, in retrospect. Though, it was hard to see his progress with the media bashing him 24/7.
Media doesn’t realize that a sane thinking viewer would look at the stack of EO’s Biden is signing and come to the realization WOW Trump really did accomplish a lot based on the sheer number Mr I don’t know what I’m signing has on his desk.
Donald J Trump is the President now. No need for him to wait four years. Maybe a few more weeks.
Former President Trump should just form a MAGA party. Force the RINOs to choose sides and stop gaslighting the base.
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